What City Is Most Likely to Lose a Professional Sports Franchise?

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Nameless

I've always been impressed with how an area KC's size has been able to support both MLB and NFL as well as they have. It is one of the most over saturated sports markets but hey, if you guys keep up the attendance then no one has a reason to complain. (Besides your friends down I-35 waiting on their first team while you're trying to real in your 3rd) It would be neat to see an NHL team to fill up the new Sprint Center though. It sure looks like a gem.

I'd have to say the most saturated sports market is Pittsburgh -- a metropolitan area about the same size as KC yet with an NFL team, MLB team and NHL team...

[FightinPhils]

The Marlins should either be moved or contracted. My son's t-ball games outdraw the Marlins.

[Nameless]

Originally Posted by Drover

I'd have to say the most saturated sports market is Pittsburgh -- a metropolitan area about the same size as KC yet with an NFL team, MLB team and NHL team...

(Pitt) 2.37 compared with (KC) 1.97 as of 2006. Pittsburgh does have a larger base outside the metro to draw from. But, all things aside they are close. Isn't Pittsburgh in danger of losing the Penguins? I'm not much of a hockey fan but I thought I'd heard rumors of them leaving at some point, maybe for KC even.

[FightinPhils]

Originally Posted by Nameless

Isn't Pittsburgh in danger of losing the Penguins? I'm not much of a hockey fan but I thought I'd heard rumors of them leaving at some point, maybe for KC even.

Not anymore. Funding has been secured for a new arena.

[Drover]

Well the city and state are in the process of building the Penguins a new stadium, so they damn well better not be going anywhere.

In fact I think the NHL commissioner put the kabash on any talks of the Penguins leaving Pittsburgh when they were putting out "for sale" feelers.

[northbound74]

Originally Posted by Nameless

I've always been impressed with how an area KC's size has been able to support both MLB and NFL as well as they have. It is one of the most over saturated sports markets but hey, if you guys keep up the attendance then no one has a reason to complain. (Besides your friends down I-35 waiting on their first team while you're trying to real in your 3rd) It would be neat to see an NHL team to fill up the new Sprint Center though. It sure looks like a gem.

Based solely on the MLB and NFL, Kansas City isn't that saturated. The Royals and Chiefs live in relative harmony with each other. While one's season is winding down, the other is just getting started. There isn't any competition for fan support, to speak of, and there's plenty of disposable income for both.
However, when you throw in the Kansas Speedway, the T-Bones minor league baseball team, the Brigade AFL team, the Wizards MLS team, and like I said in another thread.. who knows what else, I can't keep up with them all.... those things are what make this market seem so overdone.

How all those guys survive, and even thrive in this market, I don't know. One theory I have, is that there isn't much else sporting to do around here. We're surrounded on all sides by cornfields and cow pastures. One has to drive at least an hour or two to even touch the fringe of the already-crowded Ozarks, and it's way too far to drive to northern Minnesota or the Rockies for any kind of quick weekend trip.
There's a lot of us hoping for a hockey team. Personally, I'd trade our soccer and arena football team for one... and throw in the speedway, too, if that's what it takes.

[dxiweodwo]

Originally Posted by MrKrabs

The Marlins should either be moved or contracted. My son's t-ball games outdraw the Marlins.

LOL, that is so true, you watch marlins games on TV you see like 3 people there.